Is spatial labour mobility important for the functioning of regional labour markets in transition countries? The results of the analysis show that, despite the existence of some major disparities among regional labour markets, the scale of spatial mobility (both cross-regional and cross-national) in such countries as the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia is very limited. Also limited is the scale of both external and internal migration in these countries. Although the relationship between the analyzed indicators of migration and the variables describing regional labour markets proved to be statistically significant, its economic relevance is negligent. (original abstract)

Fidrmuc J. 2005 Labor Mobility during Transition: Evidence from the Czech Republic, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series wp767, William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan, Michigan.